In memory of those who “died suddenly” in Iran, Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Russia, October 2-October 9, 2023
Iranian actor/director Atila Pesyani (66, C); Ukrainian singer Nina Matvienko; Russian rapper Nikita Ostrovsky (“Gino”), judge Alexander Lakhtikov, oncologist Vladimir Voitsitsky; & more
IRAN
Iranian Actor, Director Atila Pesyani Dies at 66
October 6, 2023
Acclaimed Iranian actor and director Atila Pesyani died in France after a long battle with eye cancer. He was 66. "With heavy hearts, we regret to inform you that the esteemed Atila Pesyani, an invaluable and irreplaceable figure in the world of Iranian cinema, theater, and television, departed after a prolonged and arduous battle with illness abroad. He left us and found eternal peace," the Guild of Cinema Actors of Iran said in a statement on October 6. Pesyani graduated in theater directing and acting from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Tehran. He began his theater career in 1978 and entered the world of cinema in 1981 with the movie "Ifrit." Throughout his career, Pesyani directed approximately 40 plays and starred in numerous films and television shows.
AZERBAIJAN
Former prisoner dies suddenly in Sumgayit
October 8, 2023
Sumgayit - A former prisoner died suddenly in Sumgayit. According to the information, a 37-year-old resident of the village of Khalaj, Khizi district, Ruslan Verdiyev, previously convicted under various articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, died.
No cause of death reported.
A 72-year-old man died in the Jalilabad market
October 3, 2023
Jalilabad - A resident of Jalilabad died while shopping in the bazaar. Report informs, the case was recorded in the central market of the city. Thus, the condition of a local resident Tomarkhan Ahadov (born in 1951) suddenly deteriorated, and he died suddenly.
No cause of death reported.
UKRAINE
Nina Matvienko died: the date and place of farewell were announced
October 8, 2023
Nina Matvienko suddenly passed away on October 8, just two days before her 76th birthday. Artist of Ukraine Nina Matvienko will be held on her last journey this Wednesday, October 11. This was announced by the performer's daughter, singer Tonya Matvienko. The causes of death of the People's Artist of Ukraine are currently unknown.
No cause of death reported.
A doctor “died suddenly”:
Nikolay Anatolyevich Shapovalov, 66
October 3, 2023
Luhansk - We regret to inform you that on 02.10.2023, at the age of 66, Nikolay Anatolyevich Shapovalov, a radiologist of the Department of Interventional Radiology, with a room for therapeutic and diagnostic punctures under ultrasound control of the State Institution "Luhansk Republican Clinical Hospital", died suddenly.
No cause of death reported.
The soldier's heart could not stand it. A defender from Dnipropetrovsk region died suddenly on vacation
October 4, 2023
Dnipropetrovsk - Soldier Alexander Shavykin from Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk region, did not live to see his 39th birthday in several weeks, reports Dnieper panorama. In March 2022, the man went to the front to defend his native land, but the damn war took Oleksandr's life. Relatives, friends and comrades-in-arms will see Sasha on his last journey today. His mother, father, and brother were orphaned. In this war, they lost their dearest person, the one they will never forget.
No cause of death reported.
RUSSIA
Famous Moscow underground rapper Gino died of complications after covid
October 4, 2023
Moscow - Moscow underground rapper Nikita Ostrovsky, known under the pseudonym Gino, died of complications after coronavirus. According to Mash, the 41-year-old musician suffered a cardiac arrest due to acute heart failure. According to the Telegram channel, Ostrovsky was hospitalized with signs of a cold two days ago. Today, the artist died suddenly.
In Voronezh, the deputy head of the migration department, Andrei Lushpaev, died suddenly
October 9, 2023
Voronezh - Deputy Head of the Regional Department for Migration Issues of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Andrey Lushpayev, died suddenly at the age of 64. This was reported in the press service of the department.
No cause of death reported.
A policeman “died suddenly”:
A 38-year-old employee of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Volgograd region died
October 9, 2023
Volgograd - In Volgograd, they said goodbye to the 38-year-old senior operative of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the region Vladimir Babenko. The policeman died suddenly after an illness, City News reports with reference to the Ritual Patrol telegram channel. Babenko worked at the Center for Countering Extremism of the regional head office of the department. Its activities were related to countering persons who commit crimes motivated by national and religious hatred.
No cause of death reported.
A judge “died suddenly”:
The 42-year-old head of the Klintsy District Court Alexander Lakhtikov died suddenly
October 7, 2023
Bryansk - In the Bryansk region, the 42-year-old head of the Klintsovsky District Court, Alexander Lakhtikov, died suddenly. This was reported in the joint press service of the courts of general jurisdiction of the region. Alexander Lakhtikov temporarily served as the chairman of the district court. The lawyer has worked since 2012 as a justice of the peace, before that he was an assistant judge in the Sovetsky District Court of Bryansk. In 2015, he became a judge of the Klintsovsky District Court.
No cause of death reported.
A doctor “died suddenly”:
The former chief oncologist of the Novosibirsk region died suddenly
October 3, 2023
Novosibirsk - Vladimir Voitsitsky, the former chief oncologist of the region, died suddenly at the age of 61, the press service of the National Medical Research Center named after Academician Meshalkin reported. The tragic event took place on Tuesday, October 3. On this day, Vladimir Voitsitsky was on vacation. For more than 22 years, until his sudden death, the doctor collaborated with the Academician Meshalkin National Medical Research Center and was a leading employee of the National Medical Research Center. In 2011, he was appointed chief oncologist of the region.
No cause of death reported.
Chinese Restaurant Director Dies Suddenly at Police Station
October 6, 2023
Moscow - The director of the Chinese restaurant died suddenly on Thursday afternoon in the building of the Department of Internal Affairs of the South-Western District of the capital. He went there to testify. Yesterday afternoon, the director of the restaurant, a 58-year-old Chinese registered in the Moscow region, came to the Department of Internal Affairs to give explanations. In the office, the man suddenly felt ill and began to suffocate. Doctors could not save him and pronounced him dead of a heart attack.
In Berdsk, an 11-year-old hockey player died in the schoolyard
October 3, 2023
Berdsk - A fifth grader died on his way from the parking lot to the school porch. A student of Lyceum No. 6 in the city of Berdsk died suddenly on the morning of October 3. The circumstances of his death are now being investigated by the regional Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia. According to Berdsk-Online, the child lived in the village of Lebedevka, Iskitimsky district. He studied at the lyceum for the first year. The boy was usually brought to classes by his mother or father. The morning of October 3 was no exception. The director of the lyceum, Zoya Rodina, after watching the recordings from CCTV cameras, told reporters that the boy got out of the car, walked along the sidewalk and fell on his side. It happened at about 8.10 in the morning. The Mash Siberia Telegram channel reports that a fifth-grader slipped, fell and hit his head on the curb. "A seizure began, the doctors did not have time to save him," the editorial board says.
No cause of death reported.
A man died in a paddy wagon while being taken to a pre-trial detention center in Moscow
October 7, 2023
Moscow - The prisoner died suddenly in a paddy wagon while being taken to a pre-trial detention center in Moscow. As it became known to MK, the incident occurred on Friday evening. A 45-year-old man was taken to pre-trial detention center No. 7 on Verkhniye Polya Street. In the paddy wagon, he felt ill and, despite the help of doctors, died. The cause of death is under investigation.
No cause of death reported.
Maxim Sergeevich Rakov, 32
October 9, 2023
Gorodets - 08.10.2023 - Maxim Sergeevich Rakov passed away suddenly (born 03.09.1991). We offer our condolences to the family and friends of Maxim.
No cause of death reported.
Sergey Vasilyevich Khizhnyak, 46
October 6, 2023
It is with deep sorrow that we inform you that at the age of 46, an artist of our choir, a Cossack, Sergey Vasilyevich Khizhnyak (Zvonar) died suddenly.
No cause of death reported.
Andrey Ivanovich Chumanov
October 6, 2023
Beloresk, Republic of Bashkortostan - Andrey Ivanovich Chumanov died suddenly.
No age or cause of death reported.